Cavalier Troops Mustering outside the Guildhall, Exeter, John Joseph Barker, 1886

‘cavalier troops mustering outside the guildhall, exeter’ by john joseph barker, 1886. This oil on canvas depicts cavalier troops (royalists supporting king charles i during the english civil war 1642-1648) in what is quite a dark image outside the exeter guildhall, a building still highly recognisable today on the high street. Barker (1824-1904) was a british artist who painted historical landscape scenes. Date: 1886. Dimensions: height: 1,520 mm (59.84 in); width: 2,437 mm (95.94 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Depicted People: Cavalier. Depicted Place: Exeter Guildhall. Collection: Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery. Cavalier Troops Mustering outside the Guildhall, Exeter